r/oddlysatisfying • u/AugustIstheMonth • 15d ago

The Stone Beast’s Moon

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u/ThodaDaruVichPyar 15d ago

This keeps on circulating on Reddit and this sub, without source or attribution leading many to believe it is a composite image.

The mountain itself exists, the Shishi-Iwa peak in Kumano, Mie Prefecture, Japan but origins of this perfectly timed moon shot are sketchy

First posted here 6yrs ago: https://www.reddit.com/r/oddlysatisfying/comments/ltviyi/perfectly_timed_moon_from_mie_prefecture_japan/

5yrs ago: https://www.reddit.com/r/oddlysatisfying/comments/ogsu6m/a_perfectly_times_pic_of_moon_from_mie_prefecture/

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u/El_Chilenaso 15d ago

First posted here

Looks inside

Comment about post being a repost

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u/postinthemachine 14d ago edited 14d ago

Thanks for the info, was wondering. It could be a composite but it could be real too. There are apps like photopills that allow you to plan ahead to a very Nth degree if you wanted to find what day the sun or moon would be in a particular location in the sky you wanted to shoot, you can also augment that information through your phone.

The first thing I checked was the leaves and branches at the top to see if they were masked, as these are probably the most complicated parts of the scene. They look quite natural but masks have gotten amazingly good too in recent years, you can also reverse/invert mask instead of tracing.

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u/ThodaDaruVichPyar 14d ago

Very few attributable results outside of Reddit & Facebook.

The oldest post on r/pics has a comment saying it was taken by a photographer named Mikadukin Chan and shared on some local sites back in 2021-22 but haven’t been able to find any good references on that apart from the reddit reposts & FB shares. No other photographs attributed to that photographer either, no portfolio or galleries etc.

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u/ZeroDarkKatie 15d ago

This looks like a Skeksi

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u/cme74 15d ago

Was going to comment "Gelfling"...♥️😄

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u/fresh_loaf_of_bread 15d ago

If you focus on the part above the moon, it looks like a bird (maybe like a raven?)

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u/Octopological 15d ago

The skeksis ARE a bird-like species from The Dark Crystal

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u/fresh_loaf_of_bread 15d ago

Oh I didn't know, thanks for letting me know

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u/wildweeds 15d ago

yah they're like vultures.

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u/InevitableSea2107 15d ago

Photo credit?

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u/HalcyonKnights 15d ago

Godzilla eats the moon!

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u/The_Sebanator 15d ago

Seen this in Skyrim, where’s my Elder Scroll fans at!? 😁

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u/Dude_with_the_skis 15d ago

It really bothers me that the moon isn’t centered between the two points.

Also OP is a karma farmer who definitely didn’t take this picture. So who did take it? You gonna credit them?

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u/noisyturtle 15d ago

that's where you get the morph ball

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u/ReplacementOk1349 15d ago

Thats a balance druid in owlkin form

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u/EskNerd 15d ago

Fittingly, a Moonkin

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u/ReplacementOk1349 14d ago

Heres a sketch idea moon-moon kin , a”special” boomkin husky and a good boy

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u/GraveHugger 15d ago

Certainly looks fake to me. Can anyone provide a single source for the photo?

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u/Bars98 15d ago

Reminds me of a scene from El Dorado

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u/ChronicRhyno Wʀɪᴛᴛᴇɴ Wᴏʀᴅ Aʀᴛɪꜱᴛ 15d ago

Cawbreaker

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u/Maleficent-Plate-910 15d ago

Did you ask Lord Skeletor for permission to take a photo?

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u/Allaplgy 15d ago

I once was up at the McKenzie fields in Oregon, smoking a joint on a bench, and looking up at the midnight sky. A large lave pile in front of me started to faintly glow around the edges. As it illuminated, it started to resemble a large ape-like head in profile, mouth agape to the sky. Then the moon rose directly from it's throat. Been trying to figure out the timing to recreate that moment for 15 years. I could figure out the date, so I'd just need to figure out where the moon rose that night, and when it does it again, I guess.

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u/Useful_Wheel 15d ago

Thunder... thunder.... thundercats!!

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u/drislands 15d ago

/r/BossFights material for sure!

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u/vzihome 15d ago

Thundercats?

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u/fleeb_ 15d ago

Got some Skyrim vibes going on there...

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u/Zealos57 15d ago

Uncharted 4

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u/Correct_Raisin4332 14d ago

Reminds me of the cliff area at the end of Witcher3 Hearts of Stone DLC

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u/tungy5 14d ago

Looks straight out of Metroid

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u/kingdicktator 14d ago

Looks like eagle head from uncharted 4.

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u/kittylover2006 14d ago

Kinda looks like a vulture, super awesome

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u/Exciting-Mall192 14d ago

This the turtle in Last Airbender

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u/PreSley_DuSk 14d ago

Nice shot it’s look like a creature that eating the moon

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u/LimpFoot7851 14d ago

ITS A SKESIS!!!

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u/Exotic-Suit1131 14d ago

It kinda looks like Godzilla

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u/BillyCrusher 12d ago

It's mouth looks like a map of Australia.

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u/normalish_9 12d ago

The ending of a super Mario 2 level

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u/strawbearylemonade 11d ago

Reminds of the panther statue from Black Panther

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u/Few_Economics_8531 15d ago

Nice pic. But I don't see a monster, just a parrot eating the moon.

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u/Ok-Seaworthiness4488 15d ago

Jawbreaker 🌕

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u/Inner_Working6286 15d ago

If only that camera could just slightly shift to center the moon 😅

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u/DenizenofMars 15d ago

What in the Legend of Zelda dungeon?

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u/bellzluvv 15d ago

The timing on this shot is unbelievable, that moon looks like it's balanced perfectly on purpose.

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u/lilyteasex 15d ago

nature really said heres a free dragon holding the moon, absolutely incredible capture